Department of Biology
Faculty of Sciences and Science Education
University of Haifa - Oranim
Dr. Moshe Inbar
Senior Lecturer
Contact
Department of Environmental and Evolutionary
Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905, Israel and Department of Biology,
University of Haifa at Oranim, Tivon 36006, Israel
Tel: (972) 4 9838897
Fax: (972) 4 9832167
E-mail: minbar@research.haifa.ac.il
Ph.D. 1996, Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology, Israel (Summa
Cum Laude)
Research Interests
My main research interests are animal (in particular insects) - plant
interactions from
ecological and practical points of view and natural conservation:
Selected Publications (Former surname - Burstein)
Wool, D. and Burstein, M. (1991) A galling aphid with extra life-cycle complexity: Population ecology and evolutionary considerations. Researches on Population Ecology 33: 307-322. Ref
Wool, D. and Burstein, M. (1991) Parasitoids of the gall-forming aphid Smynthurodes betae Westw.(Aphidoidea, Fordinae) in Israel. Entomophaga 36: 531-538. Ref
Burstein, M. and Wool, D. (1992) Great Tits exploit aphid galls as a source of food. Ornis Scandinavica 23: 107-109.
Burstein, M. and Wool, D. (1993) Gall aphids do not select optimal galling sites (Smynthurodes betae; Pemphigidae). Ecological Entomology 18: 155-164.
Burstein, M., Wool, D. and Eshel, A. (1994) Sink strength and clone size of sympatric, gall-forming aphids. European Journal of Entomology 91: 57-61.
Wool, D., Manheim, O., Burstein, M. and Levi, T. (1994) Dynamics of re-migration of sexuparae to their primary hosts in the gall-forming Fordinae (Aphidoidea, Pemphigidae). European Journal of Entomology 91: 103-108.
Inbar, M., Eshel, A. and Wool, D. (1995) Interspecific competition among phloem - feeding insects mediated by induced host plant sinks. Ecology 76: 1506-1515.
Inbar, M. and Wool D. (1995) Phloem-feeding specialists sharing a host tree: Resource partitioning minimizes interference competition among galling aphid species. Oikos 73: 109-119.
Wool, D., Manheim, O. and Inbar, M. (1997) Return flight of sexuparae of galling aphids to their primary host trees: implications for differential herbivory and gall (Aphidoidea: Pemphigidae, Fordinae) abundance. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 90: 341-350. Ref
Wool, D. and Inbar, M. (1998) Colonization of ecological islands: galling aphid populations on recovering Pistacia trees after destruction by fire. European Journal of Entomology 95: 41-54. Ref
Inbar, M., Doostdar, H., Sonoda, R.M., Leibee, G.L. and Mayer, R.T. (1998) Elicitors of plant defensive systems reduce insect densities and disease incidents. Journal of Chemical Ecology 24: 135-149. Ref
Inbar, M. (1998) Competition, territoriality and maternal defense in a gall-forming aphid. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 10: 159-170. Ref
Inbar M., Doostdar H., and Mayer R.T. (1999) The effects of sessile whitefly nymphs (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) on leaf chewing larvae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Environmental Entomology 28: 353-357. Ref
Inbar, M., Doostdar, H., Leibee, G.L., and Mayer, R.T. (1999) The role of plant rapidly induced responses in asymmetric interspecific interactions among insect herbivores. Journal of Chemical Ecology 25: 1961-1979. Ref
Inbar, M., and Mayer, R.T. (1999) Spatio-temporal trends in armadillo diurnal activity and road-kills in central Florida. Wildlife Society Bulletin 27: 865-872. Ref
Broza, M., Halpern, M. and Inbar, M. (2000) Non-biting midges (Diptera; Chironomidae) in waste ponds: a new nuisance problem in Israel. Water Science and Technology 42: 71-74. Ref
Inbar, M., Doostdar, H. and Mayer, R.T. (2001). Suitability of stressed and vigorous plants to various insect herbivores. Oikos 94: 228-235. Ref
Inbar, M., Doostdar, H., Gerling, D. and Mayer, R.T. (2001) Induction of systemic acquired resistance in cotton by BTH has a negligible effect on phytophagous insects. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 99: 65-70. Ref
Inbar, M. and Schultz, J.C. (2001). Once again, insects worked it out first. Nature 414: 147-148. Ref
McKenzie, C.L., Shatters, R.G. Jr., Doostdar, H., Lee, S.D., Inbar, M. and Mayer, R.T. (2002). Effect of Geminivirus infection and Bemisia infestation on accumulation of pathogenesis-related proteins in tomato. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 49: 203-214. Ref
Lev-Yadun, S. Dafni, A., Inbar, M. Izhaki, I. and Ne’eman, G. (2002). Colour patterns in vegetative parts of plants deserve more research attention. Trends in Plant Sciences 7: 59-60. Ref
Lev-Yadun, S. and Inbar, M. (2002) Defensive ant, aphid and caterpillar mimicry in plants. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77: 393-398. Ref
Mayer, RT., Inbar, M., McKenzie. C.L., Shatters, R., Borowicz, V., Albrecht, U. Powell, CA. and Doostdar, H. (2002). Multitrophic interactions of the silverleaf whitefly, host plants, competing herbivores, and phytopathogens. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 51: 151-169. Ref
Inbar, M., Shanas, U. and Izhaki, I. (2002). Characterization of road accidents in Israel involving large mammals. Israel Journal of Zoology 48: 197-206. Ref.
Broza, M., Halpern, M., Gahanma, L. and Inbar, M. (2003) Monitoring of nuisance non-biting midges in waste stabilization ponds. Journal of Vector Ecology 28: 31-36. Ref
Auslander, M., Nevo, E. and Inbar, M. (2003). The effects of slope orientation on plant growth, developmental instability and susceptibility to herbivores. Journal of Arid Environments 55: 405-41. Ref
Inbar, M, Mayer, R.T. and Doostdar, H. (2003) Induced activity of pathogenesis related (PR) proteins in aphid galls. Symbiosis 34: 293-300.
Remaudière, G., Inbar M., Menier, J.J. and Shmida, A. (2004) Un nouveau geoica gallicole sur Pistacia atlantica en jordanie (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Eriosomatinae, Fordini). Rev. fr. Ent. 26: 37-42. Ref
Inbar, M. and Chikatunov,V (2004). Beetle fragments in the clay of El Amarna tablet (EA-95). Monographic Study of El-Amarna Tablets (Eds. Y. Goren, et al.).
Inbar, M., Wink, M. and Wool, D. (2004) The Evolution of Host Plant Manipulation by Insects: Molecular and Ecological Evidence from Gall-forming Aphids on Pistacia. Mol. Phylog. Evol. 32: 504-511. Ref
Lev-Yadum, S., Dafni, A., Flaishman, M.A., Inbar, M. Izhaki, I. Katzir,
G. and Ne’eman, G. (2004) Plant coloration undermines herbivorous
insect camouflage. Bio Essays 26:
1126-1130.Ref
Becker, N., Inbar, M., Bahat, O., Choresh, Y., Ben-Noon, G. and Yaffe, O. (2005) Estimating the economic value of viewing vultures, Gyps fulvus: a TCM study at Gamla nature reserve, Israel. Oryx 39: 429-434.
Inbar, M. and Lev-Yadun, M. (2005) Conspicuous and aposematic spines
in the animal kingdom. Naturwissenschaften 92:170-172.Ref
Inbar, M, and Gerling, D. Whitefly plant relationships - a multitrophic level approach. Ann. Rev. Entomol. (invited review)
Singaravalen, N., Ne’eman, G., Inbar, M. and Izhaki, I. Secondary compounds in nectar attract free-flying honeybees. J. Chem.Ecol. (In press).
Singaravalen, N., Ne’eman, G., Inbar, M. and Izhaki, I. (2005) Secondary compounds in nectar attract free-flying honeybees. Journal of Chemical Ecology 31: 2791-2804.Ref
Singaravalen, N., Inbar, M., Ne’eman, G. Distl, M., Wink, M. and Izhaki, I. (2006) The effects of nicotine on colony fitness of caged bees. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 32:49-58.Ref
Gish, M. and Inbar, M. (2006) Host location by apterous aphids after
escape dropping from the plant. Journal of Insect Behavior. 19:143-153.
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Teaching
Animal - Plant Interactions
Topics covered:
1. Introduction; Terminology; History.
2. Herbivroy: Feeding guilds; Source of variation.
3. Plant physical and chemical defense.
4. Induce responses to herbivory.
5. Three trophic level interactions.
6. Major hypotheses: The plant vigor / stress hypotheses; Optimal defense
theory; Resource availability hypothesis, etc.
7. Plant mediated interactions among herbivores.
8. Grazing ecosystems.
9. Beneficial herbivory; Compensation and overcompensation.
10. Carnivorous plants.
11. Mutualism: Ant plant interactions; Insect fungal interactions; Algae
and aquatic invertebrates.
12. Mutualism: Pollination biology; Seed and fruit dispersal.
13. Coevolution (or not) between animal and plants.
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